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An electrician has suffered burn injuries and his employer fined $60,000 following an arc flash incident at Atlas Iron’s Wodgina iron ore project in Pilbara.

The incident took place in November 2013 but the company was found guilty in July this year of exposing an employee to a hazard and was fined $60,000.

The electrician was replacing components within a switch room at the Pilbara mine when the incident occurred.

The Department of Mines and Petroleum Mines Safety Director and State Mining Engineer Andrew Chaplyn highlighted that the employer failed to ensure proper maintenance of electrical equipment at the mine.

After news broke that large quantities of asbestos were being illegally dumped in NSW, Unions NSW

Source: Smh.com.au

suggested a construction industry funded scheme to have asbestos removed throughout the state. They say this will prevent the illegal dumping and possible deadly exposure to the substance.

The union urged the state government to address the problem with union secretary Mark Lennon saying an asbestos eradication fund should be established by applying a small levy on new construction materials.

According to a post on Sourceable.net Australia could become a pioneer for the creation of durable and long lasting concrete if proposed changes for the criteria for concrete durabililty come to pass. It would mean Australia has the best standards for concrete production in the world.

The criteria would mean that concrete would become more sustainable and long lasting because according to experts international standards aren’t sufficient in addressing premature deterioration.

The post on Sourceable.net quoted expert Farhad Nabavi from Xypex Australia who said that existing international standards governing concrete building materials fail to address one of the primary factors in its premature deterioration. The Australian standard would attempt to address this concern.

ACT Builders are pleased that land releases have been announced for the state, which is expected to drive up construction activity n the state.

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Despite the financial year starting off slowly in the state, new land releases are projected to push the ACT’s construction industry forward.

The ACT Master Builders Association’s deputy director Michael Hopkins said they expect growth in building activity over the next six months to a year, following 4 months of fairly strong housing approvals.